Testing Higher-Calorie Refeeding for AN Inpatients
A recent study challenges the traditional start-low, go-slow approach to refeeding. Early weight gain is… Read More
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Weight Suppression after Treatment for AN
A study suggests focusing on a tried and true method for normalizing weight. Weight suppression… Read More
Genetics and Environment May Influence Diagnostic Markers for AN and BN
A study shows diagnostic crossover. Although bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa are viewed as distinct… Read More
ARFID and AN: Identifying Similarities and Differences
A small study seeks to better define ARFID and AN. Patients with avoidant-restrictive food intake… Read More
Measuring Cognitive Function in Adults with AN
In two areas, patients had better scores than healthy volunteers. Despite their serious illness, adult… Read More
Treatment-Resistant AN
Those with binge-purge type AN had greater risk of resistance to being treated. There is… Read More
Relapse Following AN Treatment
Tracking the timing of relapse It is well known that relapse is common in those… Read More
Genes, Environment, Act in AN and BN Crossover
A large Swedish study confirms the importance of vigilance for crossover during treatment. Although anorexia… Read More
Self-compassion in Anorexia Nervosa Patients
Why some patients do not view developing self-compassion as a worthwhile goal. The capacity for… Read More
Anorexia Nervosa 30 Years after the Diagnosis
There were no deaths, but about 20% had a chronic ED. Relatively few studies have… Read More
Distinct Differences Separate ARFID and AN Patients
ARFID patients don’t fear weight gain or changes in body shape. Though they seem to… Read More
Problematic Physical Exercise in Anorexia Nervosa
Researchers offer a model to better define this excess exercise. Although “abnormally high levels of… Read More